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Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, <i>so that</i> they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes did not wear out And their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, for forty years You provided for them in the wilderness <i>and</i> they were not lacking; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Indeed, forty years Thou didst provide for them in the wilderness <i>and</i> they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Indeed, forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, <i>and</i> they did not lack; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Indeed, for forty years You sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing, Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You provided for them in the wilderness forty years, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You provided for them in the wilderness 40 years and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You took good care of them, and for forty years they never lacked a thing. Their clothes didn't wear out, and their feet were never swollen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You provided for them in the desert for 40 years, and they had everything they needed. Their clothes didn't wear out, and their feet didn't swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Through forty years in the desert you provided all that they needed; their clothing never wore out, and their feet were not swollen with pain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You sustained them in the wilderness for 40 years. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For forty years you sustained them. Even in the desert they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not grow old, and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes grew not old, and their feet swelled not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And forty years You have nourished them in a wilderness; They have not lacked; Their garments have not worn out, "" And their feet have not swelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and forty years Thou hast nourished them in a wilderness; they have not lacked; their garments have not worn out, and their feet have not swelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And forty years thou didst nourish them in the desert; they wanted not; their garments fell not away, and their feet swelled not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Forty years didst thou feed them in the desert, and nothing was wanting to them: their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For forty years, you fed them in the desert, and nothing was lacking to them; their garments did not grow old, and their feet were not worn down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Forty years in the desert you sustained them: they did not want; Their garments did not become worn, and their feet did not swell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness so that they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, for forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes did not wear out, and their shoes had no holes in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And for forty years you withheld nothing from them in the wilderness; their garments were not worn out and their shoes were not broken up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, forty years didst Thou sustain them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst sustain them forty years in the wilderness; thou didst not allow anything to fail them: their garments did not wax old, and their feet were not bruised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2529" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: wə·’ar·bā·‘îm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">For forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: kil·kal·tām (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">You sustained them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: ḥā·sê·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">so that they lacked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nothing.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8008.htm" title="8008: śal·mō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A wrapper, mantle. Transp. For simlah; a dress.">Their clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1086.htm" title="1086: ḇā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To become old, wear out. A primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay.">wear out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: wə·raḡ·lê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">and their feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1216.htm" title="1216: ḇā·ṣê·qū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To swell. A primitive root; perhaps to swell up, i.e. Blister.">swell.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4</a></span><br />Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a></span><br />The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></span><br />For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a></span><br />He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6</a></span><br />For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a></span><br />Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-16.htm">Psalm 136:16</a></span><br />He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-14</a></span><br />who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? / Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Hebrews 3:9-10</a></span><br />where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16</a></span><br />‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.</p><p class="hdg">forty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33,34</a></b></br> And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7</a></b></br> For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God <i>hath been</i> with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.</p><p class="hdg">their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4</a></b></br> Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></b></br> And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></b></br> The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good <i>thing</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-5.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-72.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-6.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/ezra/4-22.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-22.htm">Lacked</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Need</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-5.htm">Support</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-9.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Sustained</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Swell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Swelled</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-43.htm">Swollen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-4.htm">Want</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-29.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/judges/8-5.htm">Worn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-13.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-19.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Lacked</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Need</a> <a href="/job/21-24.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Support</a> <a href="/job/36-19.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/3-5.htm">Sustained</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Swell</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Swelled</a> <a href="/job/6-16.htm">Swollen</a> <a href="/job/7-16.htm">Want</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/esther/9-4.htm">Waxed</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/job/1-19.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Worn</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This duration reflects the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, a time when God was shaping and refining His people. The number forty appears in other contexts, such as Moses' time on Mount Sinai and Jesus' fasting in the wilderness, indicating a period of divine purpose and transformation.<p><b>You sustained them in the wilderness</b><br>The wilderness, or desert, was a harsh and barren environment, highlighting the miraculous nature of God's provision. This sustenance included manna from heaven, quail, and water from rocks, demonstrating God's power and faithfulness. The wilderness journey is a type of the Christian life, where believers rely on God's provision and guidance through spiritual deserts.<p><b>so that they lacked nothing</b><br>This phrase underscores God's complete provision for His people. Despite the desolate surroundings, the Israelites had all their needs met, illustrating God's sufficiency. This mirrors the promise in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want," emphasizing God's role as a provider.<p><b>Their clothes did not wear out</b><br>The preservation of clothing over forty years is a testament to God's miraculous care. In a time and place where resources were scarce, this provision was a daily reminder of God's presence and protection. It also symbolizes the spiritual truth that God equips His people with what they need for their journey.<p><b>and their feet did not swell</b><br>This detail highlights God's concern for the physical well-being of His people. In a nomadic lifestyle, foot health was crucial, and the absence of swelling indicates divine intervention. This care reflects God's holistic provision, attending to both spiritual and physical needs, and can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's walk with God, sustained by His grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and the spiritual renewal of the people. He is the central figure in the book of Nehemiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the wilderness for forty years due to their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert region where the Israelites wandered for forty years. It symbolizes both a place of testing and divine provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The miraculous sustenance provided by God to the Israelites during their wilderness journey, including manna, quail, and water from the rock.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which included promises of blessing for obedience and consequences for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_provision.htm">God's Faithfulness in Provision</a></b><br>God is faithful to provide for His people, even in the most challenging circumstances. Just as He provided for the Israelites in the wilderness, He will meet our needs today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sustenance.htm">Trust in God's Sustenance</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience teaches us to trust in God's provision and timing. We are called to rely on Him rather than our own understanding or resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_gratitude.htm">The Importance of Gratitude</a></b><br>Recognizing God's provision should lead us to a heart of gratitude. We should regularly thank God for His faithfulness and care in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_lessons_from_the_wilderness.htm">Spiritual Lessons from the Wilderness</a></b><br>The wilderness experience was a time of testing and growth for the Israelites. Similarly, our own "wilderness" experiences can be opportunities for spiritual development and deeper reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unchanging_nature_of_god.htm">The Unchanging Nature of God</a></b><br>God's character and promises remain constant. The same God who provided for the Israelites is with us today, offering His guidance and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/deut._8_4__can_clothes_last_40_years.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4 – Is it believable, from a physical standpoint, that clothing and footwear remained intact for four decades? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/(deut_29_5)_how_did_clothes_last_40_years.htm">(Deut 29:5) How could clothing and sandals remain intact for 40 years in the wilderness without decaying? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_caleb_as_strong_at_85_as_at_40.htm">In Joshua 14:10–11, how can an 85-year-old Caleb realistically maintain the same physical strength he had at 40? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_of_40_years'_survival.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 says the Israelites lacked nothing during 40 years in the wilderness; where is the archaeological evidence that millions of people could survive so long in such harsh conditions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For forty</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You sustained them</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(kil·kal·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep in, to measure, to maintain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[so that] they lacked</span><br /><span class="heb">חָסֵ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·sê·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nothing.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Their clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(śal·mō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8008.htm">Strong's 8008: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wrapper, mantle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wear out,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָל֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fail, to wear out, decay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their feet</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·raḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swell.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָצֵֽקוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ṣê·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1216.htm">Strong's 1216: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, blister</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:21 Yes forty years did you sustain them (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>